Adobe Acrobat Sign vs. Ignition

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Score 8.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Acrobat Sign is an e-signature solution that combines simple and secure e-signatures with Adobe Acrobat. With Acrobat Sign, the user can create, sign, send for signature, manage, and track documents from one Adobe platform. The user can create signing experiences for customers and teams by enabling them to sign documents on any device or browser – anytime, anywhere. No additional software download or accounts are needed. As Microsoft’s e-signature solution, Acrobat Sign…
$14.99
per month license
Ignition
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Ignition is a platform for professional services that automates and optimizes proposals, client agreements, billing and payment collection to put an end to late payments, unbilled work and mundane repetitive admin.
$49
per month
Pricing
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Editions & Modules
Acrobat Standard DC for teams
$14.99
per month license
Acrobat Pro DC with advanced e-sign
$16.99
per month license
Acrobat Sign Solutions
Call 800-685-4192 for pricing
Solo
$49
per month
Core
$149
per month
Pro
$249
per month
Pro+
$499
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$34.99 license per monthNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Features
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Acrobat Sign
-
Ratings
Ignition
8.9
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Acrobat Sign
-
Ratings
Ignition
8.4
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Acrobat Sign
-
Ratings
Ignition
8.3
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Proposal distribution00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Interactive proposals00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Small Businesses
BoldSign®, by Syncfusion®
BoldSign®, by Syncfusion®
Score 10.0 out of 10
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
MSB Docs
MSB Docs
Score 9.4 out of 10
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Conga Sign
Conga Sign
Score 8.7 out of 10
Conga CLM
Conga CLM
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
3.2
(228 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(30 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.1
(194 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(164 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Acrobat SignIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
Acrobat Sign isn't quite as user friendly as other E-Sign platforms I have used. However, it offers a wide range of features that provide convenience and efficiency. For example, I can have multiple people receive the same document separately, or I can have multiple people receive and review the exact same document. I also like that I can choose to set a signing order or not, this is important for when I send Offer Letters and other things that require order of approvals.
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Ignition
Ignition (initially called Practice Ignition) performs quite well at proposal building, contract development, tracking and invoicing, payment and collections. The only issues where I see Ignition not being a good fit is in smaller firms that require a more feature rich plan. A perfect example is a solo firm has a limited number of proposals they can activate, and would have to spend extra for additional features like multiple e-signatures.
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Pros
Adobe
  • Adobe Acrobat Sign tracks whether or not a signer has viewed a document
  • Adobe Acrobat Sign tracks when a signer has signed, and the document has been sent to the next signer
  • Adobe Acrobat Sign sends you confirmation emails and progress update emails along the way
  • Adobe Acrobat Sign provides a "confirmation of signing" page at the end of the document package you put together, to prove the signatures are authentic
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Ignition
  • Automatic Payments: You set up a proposal to collect payments once and you don't have to worry about bugging the client for payment every month.
  • Amazing support: I have always received answers from the support team within the same day. They are very patient and understanding.
  • Integrates with Xero: It integrates with our accounting software, making reporting faster.
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Cons
Adobe
  • Builds on Adobe platform so it is easy to utilize, but many features require enterprise subscription.
  • Integrations available but your CRM integration is only available with enterprise license.
  • Lots of templates but there are additional templates with enterprise only and there was no drag and drop editor.
  • Adobe captures some analytical metrics but many of the analytics we required were not available - specifically metrics related to how the tool converts and reduces use time by our team and the impact on clients.
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Ignition
  • The charge back process is messy and not transparent enough. When there is a charge back, PI deducts the amount from other payments settling on the same day, and does not provide a break down of the amounts. This makes it impossible to track without getting help from support.
  • PI should send email alerts monthly (or at some interval determined by user) for expiring engagements.
  • PI should allow the client to make service selections -- we should be able to offer 2 or 3 options under a service offering, and the client chooses and sees the impact on monthly/annual pricing.
  • PI should allow for more than 2 templates (Business and Individual).
  • PI should integrate with Jet Pack Workflow to automate the creation of new jobs once a proposal is approved.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
It is by far the easiest service we have used to obtain digital signatures from employees. In the past we had done it by hand (a process I would not recommend for 1500+ employees) and with another company that would not allow us to create our own forms and would charge us for each form.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Usability
Adobe
I've had very little trouble with it in all my uses with it. I do wish the text boxes you add wouldn't cut off the text if you entered too many words and that it would adjust it's size to fit within the space you've provided. However, that just takes a little refining in the initial set up of the document before you send it out.
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Ignition
The Ignition product is quite usable for the average user. The app has preloaded templates that can get even new-hires to navigate the software and set up proposals. The only area where I see the Ignition product lacking is the additional fees smaller firms may have to pay to get the full feature advantages of the product.
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Reliability and Availability
Adobe
I would have rated this a 9 or greater had they not had had such critical outages. They have taken steps to resolve this so I may come in and revise this
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Performance
Adobe
The Adobe Acrobat Sign's performance are excellent.
When we send electronic document by email for signature all the customers receive it regularly, nobody has any issue to open it and the signature phase was very easy. The user-friendly aspect of this product reduce or reset the call for IT support
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe
It is a great tool to get signatures from the client and has reduced a lot of overhead that was caused before resulting in very long delays. With the integration of Adobe Acrobat Sign, we have reduced this delay making the process much smoother and more efficient.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Adobe
The best types of training are well integrated into the product and Echosign does this well. As mentioned earlier in my review - there are some areas of functionality that can be difficult to understand ("only I sign") for the novice user. Other areas such as macro usage, bulk signature and so on were easily learned and understood via the online tools.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Adobe
We did not use it in the manner that most companies do, so I am pleased with how our company handled implementation. We will be pushing the full company over into Echosign for various processes which will incorporate more of an implementation effect.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Adobe
They are just different. Adobe's number one feature that puts it above it's competitors is that your document, the signing process, all of it exists within Adobe. There is no need to go from Word, to Adobe, to DocuSign. It saves you time and makes life easy for you (and for your clients).
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Ignition
You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.
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Scalability
Adobe
At the beginning we assigned Adobe Acrobat Sign just to Purchase Office Department because at that moment we needed a tool that supported us to avoid manual signature and was compliance with remote working.
Now we are using it also in other situation because it help us with time and we can also reduce cost
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Significantly reduced the time required for document signing processes reducing wasted time and effort
  • Cost savings since there is no longer any need to print and post/scan traditional signed paper-based documents
  • Faster decision-making since time-sensitive decisions and approvals can now be processed much more quickly by using e-signatures.
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Ignition
  • We have reduced our A/R by 60% and expect to completely eliminate A/R by the end of this year.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Acrobat Sign Screenshots

Screenshot of Send, sign, manage and archive documents with 100% legal e-signatures. Collecting e-signatures is as easy as swipe and tap with Adobe Sign. Sign from any device. Legally binding. Works with multiple apps. extremely cost-effective.Screenshot of Easily send e-signature requests to multiple recipients using Send in bulk feature.  Send a document to multiple people with one click, and every recipient gets their own personalized form ready to sign.Screenshot of Track and manage signatures with Adobe Acrobat Sign.  Get real-time visibility for every document out for signature, and receive notifications when documents have been signed.Screenshot of Create an online web form with Acrobat Sign.  It allows your recipients – whether they’re your employees or customers – to quickly access, complete, and sign critical documents without printing or mailing anything.  You will also get immediate access to the data and signatures.

Ignition Screenshots

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